About This Quiz

It is a truth universally acknowledged that "Friends" appeals to people of all ages. From Boomers to Zoomers, everyone is charmed by Joey, annoyed by Ross, fascinated by Phoebe and slightly jealous of Rachel. We love to laugh at Chandler, empathize with Monica and hope against hope that Rachel will give Gunther a shot. Even less prominent characters, such as Janice, Mike and Charlie, have earned our affection, while one-episode characters like Fun Bobby and Dr. Tim Burke have somehow won a permanent place in our hearts.

If they rebooted "Friends" today, most people would probably start streaming it immediately. But which young actors could take the places of Jennifer Aniston, Matthew Perry, Lisa Kudrow, Matt LeBlanc, David Schwimmer and Courteney Cox? If you have strong opinions on this casting question, you're going to love this quiz!

We're going to ask you to recast "Friends" completely, from the main roles to the celebrity guest stars. Race and appearance are not the important factors here — instead, we want you to consider acting ability, previous experience and (most crucially) the actor's general vibe.

To make it even more challenging, we're only considering Gen Z actors for these parts. You'll see names you recognize from shows like "Riverdale," "To All the Boys I've Loved Before" and "Chilling Adventures of Sabrina," as well as some lesser-known folks. As a bonus, at the end of the quiz we'll tell you what your choices say about the state of your love life.🤭

Are you ready to create a version of "Friends" that could easily air on the CW? Let's get quizzing!

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Who would you cast as Rachel?

Kiernan Shipka

Lili Reinhart

Zendaya

Gigi Hadid

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In your opinion, which Gen Z actor could pull off being Ross?

Casey Cott

Ross Lynch

Timothée Chalamet

Damon J. Gillespie

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Which actor would you put in Phoebe's role?

Sasha Pieterse

Jaz Sinclair

Shannon Purser

Billie Eilish

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In your Gen Z version of "Friends," Monica would be played by ... ?

Camila Mendes

Amandla Stenberg

Selena Gomez

Ariel Winter

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How you doin'? Who would you cast as Joey?

KJ Apa

Noah Centineo

Cody Christian

Jake T. Austin

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Which funny actor could inhabit the role of Chandler Bing?

Cole Sprouse

Dylan O'Brien

Mitchel Musso

Evan Roderick

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Can you suggest a Gen Z actor who could play Gunther?

Jason Ralph

Will Poulter

Kevin Jonas

David Mazouz

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Which delightful lady would you get to play Janice?

Ashley Benson

Demi Lovato

Joey King

Beanie Feldstein

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Who would play Mike, Phoebe's love interest?

Michael Angarano

Taylor Lautner

Austin Butler

Charlie Carver

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Can you think of a good actor to play Carol, Ross's ex-wife?

Shay Mitchell

Debby Ryan

Florence Pugh

Maude Apatow

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Who would be the right Gen Z actor to play Susan?

Lucy Hale

Amy Forsyth

Laura Marano

Tati Gabrielle

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Which British actress should play Emily?

Saoirse Ronan

Daisy Ridley

Maisie Williams

Sophie Turner

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Can you think of the right actor for the role of Dr. Richard?

Penn Badgley

Charlie Barnett

Eddie Redmayne

Nikolaj Coster-Waldau

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Who should play Julie?

Lana Condor

Amanda Zhou

Irene Choi

Storm Reid

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Remember Tag? Who should play him?

Mason Dye

Isaac Hempstead Wright

Emjay Anthony

Keegan Allen

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Who would you cast for the role of Charlie?

Ashleigh Murray

Normani

Vanessa Morgan

Yara Shahidi

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For the role of Frank Buffay Jr., Phoebe's brother, who would you cast?

Tyler Posey

Alex Lawther

Ezra Miller

Thomas Brodie-Sangster

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Jon Favreau played Pete in "Friends." Who is his Gen Z equivalent?

Noah Galvin

Adam Driver

Miles Teller

Sam Claflin

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Who would make sense as Paolo?

John Boyega

Ross Butler

Eduardo Franco

Ki Hong Lee

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For Kathy, which actress would work?

Seychelle Gabriel

Naomi Scott

Auli'i Cravalho

Troian Bellisario

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In your opinion, who would make a great Eddie?

Jaden Smith

Skyler Gisondo

Cameron Monaghan

Caleb Landry Jones

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Who would you cast as Fun Bobby?

Pete Davidson

Jack Gleeson

Robbie Amell

Tyler Blackburn

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Christina Applegate played Rachel's sister Amy. Which Gen Z actor would you cast in her part?

Crystal Reed

Erinn Westbrook

Elle Fanning

Miley Cyrus

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Who should play Richard's son Tim, originally played by Michael Vartan?

Joe Alwyn

Tanner Buchanan

Trezzo Mahoro

Nicholas Hamilton

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Remember Ross's ex-best friend Will, who was played by Brad Pitt? Who would you cast as him?

Michael Provost

Justin Bieber

Ansel Elgort

Tom Holland

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Who would you cast as Rachel's older boyfriend Paul?

Arjun Gupta

Leonardo DiCaprio

Ben McKenzie

Luke Evans

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Reese Witherspoon played Rachel's sister Jill. Which Gen Z actor should play her in this reboot?

Madelaine Petsch

Holland Roden

Eliza Scanlen

Chloe Grace Moretz

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Who's the ideal actress to play Ross's ex-girlfriend Mona?

Emily Osment

Abigail Cowen

Kristine Froseth

Hailey Bieber

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Rachel's attractive coworker Mark caused tension between her and Ross. Which Gen Z actor should play him?

Charles Melton

Trevor Jackson

Harry Styles

Gavin Leatherwood

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Christina Ricci, Mimi Lieber, Marla Sokoloff, Drea de Matteo, Holly Gagnier, Lisa Maris, Dena Miceli and Alex Meneses played the Tribbiani sisters. Who could play one of Joey's sisters now?

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